Producer Mark gets together with two football fans from England who both travelled to Finland just to watch football. Well that and to try Finnish food.
Longtime FFS follower, Joe Parr caught Mark’s attention with a shout-out on The Sweeper podcast about his connection to Musan Salama (MuSa), who play in Kakkonen, the Finnish fourth tier. Jonny Hibberd set his sights higher by paying a flying visit to watch KuPS Kuopio in the Veikkausliiga, but it was his mission to to try a local delicacy that first inspired his trip.
Featured in this episode
Host
- Mark W
Guests
- Joe Parr
- Jonny Hibberd
Episode Contents
- 00:00:00 Introduction to Joe & Jonny
- 00:05:06 Joe’s connection with MuSa and his travels to Pori
- 00:15:20 Jonny’s first trip to Kuopio in search of Kalakukko
- 00:22:26 How Finns offer a warm wlecome to visitors
- 00:28:25 Any plans to return to Finland in future?
- 00:29:30 Travelling to Finland is “not as expensive as expected”
- 00:31:57 Early rounds of the Suomen Cup
Useful Links
- Kalakukko wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalakukko
- Musan Salama MuSa https://musansalama.fi/
- KuPS Kuopio https://kups.fi/
- Veikkausliiga https://www.veikkausliiga.com/
- Finnish FA’s Results service https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/
- The Sweeper Podcast https://www.patreon.com/SweeperPod
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